Greenish Puffleg (Haplophaedia aureliae) | Details

Greenish Puffleg Haplophaedia aureliae

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Taxonomy

Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
SACC. 2005 and updates. A classification of the bird species of South America. Available at: https://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline.htm.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2022	Least Concern
2016	Least Concern
2012	Least Concern
2009	Least Concern
2008	Least Concern
2006	Least Concern
2004	Not Recognised
2000	Not Recognised
1994	Not Recognised
1988	Not Recognised

Species attributes

Migratory status	altitudinal migrant	Forest dependency	high
Land-mass type		Average mass	5 g

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	773,000 km²	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	336000-570000 mature individuals	poor	estimated	2022
Population trend	decreasing	-	suspected	2016-2026
Rate of change over the past 10 years/3 generations (longer of the two periods)	1-9%	-	-	-
Rate of change over the future 10 years/3 generations (longer of the two periods)	1-9%	-	-	-
Rate of change over the past & future 10 years/3 generations (longer of the two periods)	1-9%	-	-	-
Generation length	2.27 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The species is described as fairly common to abundant, though generally uncommon in Peru, with densities of over 3-5 pairs/km² observed in parts of the range (Stotz et al. 1996, Heynen and Kirwan 2020). Currently, about 140,000 km² within the range are covered by forest with at least 75% canopy density (Global Forest Watch 2022). Assuming that 40% are occupied at this density, the global population may number 168,000-285,000 pairs. This equates to 336,000-570,000 mature individuals.

Trend justification: The population trend has not been investigated. Tree cover loss within the range is low (2% over ten years; Global Forest Watch 2022, using Hansen et al. [2013] data and methods disclosed therein). The species is restricted to humid and wet forests (Heynen and Kirwan 2020), and therefore population declines may exceed the rate of tree cover loss as a consequence of additional habitat degradation. Declines are here tentatively placed in the band 1-9% over ten years.

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident
Colombia	extant	native	yes
Ecuador	extant	native	yes
Panama	extant	native	yes
Peru	extant	native	yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane	major	resident
Altitude	1500 - 3100 m	Occasional altitudinal limits	760 - 3510 m

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Species factsheet: Greenish Puffleg Haplophaedia aureliae. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/greenish-puffleg-haplophaedia-aureliae on 07/01/2025.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2025) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 07/01/2025.